Etymology of the English word rhomboid
the English word
rhomboidderived from the Late Latin word
rhomboidesderived from the Greek word
rhomboeides, ῥομβοειδής
derived from the Greek word
rhombos, ῥόμβος (rhomboid)
derived from the Greek word
rhemboderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-using the Late Greek suffix
-eides, -ειδής
derived from the Greek word
eidos, εἶδος (form, likeness, appearance, resemblance; a view; form )
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-Date
The earliest known usage of rhomboid in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
